Weekly Notebook: Eastern Conference

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Head coach Tom Rowe earned his 100th win as an AHL head coach in the River Rats’ 3-1 win over Hershey on Feb. 17… Albany’s penalty killing unit has killed off 31 of its last 32 power plays from the opposition in its last 10 games… Keith Aucoin leads the River Rats in scoring at home with 20 assists and 26 points as Albany gets set to play its next three games at the Times Union Center.
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Jeff Glass recorded a career-high 43 saves in the B-Sens’ 4-1 win over AHL leader Norfolk on Feb. 17… In the last six games, Binghamton has scored 13 of its last 16 goals (81.3 percent) of its goals in the third period… The Senators play its next two games at home where they are unbeaten in regulation in the last five contests, going 4-0-1-0 and winning its last four tilts.
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The Sound Tigers set a franchise record on Tuesday by winning their ninth-consecutive game at home with a 2-1 win over Albany… Eric Boguniecki had his seven-game scoring streak, posting six goals and 12 points, broken in the Sound Tigers’ loss to Philadelphia on Wednesday… Robert Nilsson leads the Sound Tigers in scoring on the road, averaging a point per game with 23 points (8g, 15a) in 23 games, as Bridgeport plays three of its next four games away from the Arena at Harbor Yard.
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After starting the season 2-9-0, netminder Al Montoya has won 11 of his last 13 decisions, posting three shutouts and a 1.59 goals-against average and .940 save percentage… Defenseman Ivan Baranka has five assists in his last five games, registering a helper in each of those contests… The Pack play six of its next eight games away from home and rookie Ryan Callahan leads Hartford on the road with 12 goals and 19 points, along with a plus-9 rating in 24 games.
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Over the weekend, Hershey dropped back-to-back games at home for the first time since Apr. 9-10, 2005… Joey Tenute has three goals and four points in his last four outings with Hershey… The Bears play four of its next five games at the Giant Center.
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Chris Minard leads the team with 22 goals and 33 points in 41 games, having tallied in three of his last four games… Goaltender Jordan Parise is unbeaten in regulation in his last three starts, going 2-0-1 with a 2.25 goals-against average… The Devils play five of its next seven games at home where they are 14-9-4-0 with a combined plus-34 rating.
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Jason LaBarbera leads the league in saves (1,416), minutes (2,782) and save percentage (.933), while currently tied with six shutouts and 30 wins… Shay Stephenson leads the Monarchs with five points (3g, 2a) in the last six games… The Monarch play five of its next six games at home, where they are currently on a seven-game win streak and have won 15 of their last 16 games.
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Martin St. Pierre, who ranks second in the AHL with 53 assists and third with 73 points, scored his first NHL goal while on call-up to the Chicago Blackhawks on Feb. 14 against Pittsburgh… Pierre Parenteau had four points (1g, 3a) in Norfolk’s 5-2 win on Sunday, and has eight assists and 10 points in his last four outings for the Admirals… Norfolk enters the weekend with six games remaining on its 10-game road trip, going 2-2-0-0 through the first four match-ups.
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Philadelphia had its largest crowd of the season with 10,330 on hand to watch former team captain and head coach John Stevens inducted into the Phantoms’ Hall of Fame on Feb. 18… Denis Tolpeko has three assists and is a plus-4 in his last three games… Defenseman Nolan Baumgartner and Matt Ellison lead the team at home with 16 points (4g, 12a) as the Phantoms play four of its next five games in their own building.
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Portland earned its 500th win in franchise history with a 4-1 win over the Milwaukee Admirals on Feb. 18… The Pirates have earned 10 out of a possible 16 points in their last eight games, going 4-1-1-2 in that span… The Pirates have had five different goaltenders start away games this season, as they play its next two games away from the Cumberland County Civic Center.
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The P-Bruins had their five-game winning streak come to an end with a loss at Hartford on Feb. 17… Rookie Julian Talbot scored his first AHL goal in his first game in the Bruins’ 3-2 win over Springfield on Feb. 16… David Krejci leads the team in 27 games on the road with 16 assists and 28 points, as Providence plays four of its next five games away from the Dunkin’ Donuts Center.
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Norm Milley leads the Falcons with five points in his last six games, while also appearing in his 500th pro game on Feb. 17 against Worcester… The Falcons have lost 14 of their last 15 games, including eight-consecutive one-goal games… Springfield plays three of its next four games on the road, where they have scored 39 percent of its goals on the power play.
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Jean-Francois Jacques tallied four goals, tying the franchise mark, in the baby-Pens’ 7-0 win over Binghamton on Feb. 16… The Penguins’ 1-0 loss to Bridgeport on Sunday was the first time all season that they have been shutout, and first since Mar. 31, 2006 when Binghamton posted a 2-0 win… Wilkes-Barre/Scranton plays six of its next nine games on the road where Daniel Carcillo leads the baby-Pens with 10 goals and has 14 points in 26 games.
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Brennan Evans leads the Worcester defense with four assists and a plus-4 rating in eight games on the month… In the last six games, the Sharks have scored four of its seven goals (57 percent) on special teams, with three on the power play and one shorthanded… Worcester plays six of its next seven games at home, after wrapping up an eight-game road trip, where posted a 2-4-2-0 record.